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– Lat/Long: 38.88° N 106.94° W

Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
3350
3500
3350
3350
3350
3350
3300
3300
8950
km/h
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
WNW
10
N
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
W
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
—
—
3
12
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
3
-1
-1
-3
-5
-3
-2
-4
-1
1
-1
2
3
0
min °C
-1
-2
1
-3
-2
-4
-7
-6
-2
-7
-4
1
-3
-1
1
-2
 chill °C
-8
-8
-5
-9
-7
-7
-12
-10
-4
-11
-8
-2
-3
-1
-1
-5
Freezing level m
3750
3400
4100
3500
3350
3250
2800
2800
3450
2700
3050
3900
3450
3500
4150
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-12-2-2-4-6-5-2-6-31-212-1547231-213-2262573
Sunrise
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7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:28
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6:25
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
39 km N
2330m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
41 km S
2352m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
48 km SE
2826m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
2
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 12).
5
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
72 km E
2398m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.